caminar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
caminar — to walk
Caminar in the present subjunctive changes the 'a' to 'e': camine, camines, camine, caminemos, caminéis, caminen.
caminar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the subjunctive for desires or suggestions, like 'I want you to walk' or 'I hope he walks'.
Notes on caminar in the Present Subjunctive
Caminar is regular. It follows the standard rule of taking the 'yo' form (camino), dropping the -o, and adding -e endings.
Example Sentences
Espero que camines con cuidado.
I hope you walk carefully.
tú
Quiero que camine conmigo.
I want him to walk with me.
él/ella/usted
Es mejor que caminemos un poco.
It's better that we walk a bit.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'camina' (indicative) after 'espero que'.
Correct: camine
Why: Phrases expressing hope or wishes trigger the subjunctive mood.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: camino
Caminar is a standard -ar verb in the present: camino, caminas, camina, caminamos, camináis, caminan.
Preterite
yo: caminé
Caminar is regular in the preterite: caminé, caminaste, caminó, caminamos, caminasteis, caminaron.
Imperfect
yo: caminaba
Caminar is regular in the imperfect: caminaba, caminabas, caminaba, caminábamos, caminabais, caminaban.
Future
yo: caminaré
Caminar is regular in the future: caminaré, caminarás, caminará, caminaremos, caminaréis, caminarán.
Conditional
yo: caminaría
Caminar is regular in the conditional: caminaría, caminarías, caminaría, caminaríamos, caminaríais, caminarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: caminara
The imperfect subjunctive of caminar uses the -ra endings: caminara, caminaras, caminara, camináramos, caminarais, caminaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: camina
The affirmative imperative of caminar is: camina (tú), camine (usted), caminemos (nosotros), caminad (vosotros), caminen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no camines
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no camines, no camine, no caminemos, no caminéis, no caminen.